Shloka 112
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)
अप्राप्तामथ तां शक्ति पिता देवव्रतस्तव । त्रिधा चिच्छेद समरे सा पृथिव्यामशीर्यत,वह शक्ति अभी पासतक पहुँची ही न थी कि आपके पितृतुल्य भीष्मने समरभूमिमें उसके तीन टुकड़े कर डाले और वह भूतलपर बिखर गयी
aprāptām atha tāṁ śaktiṁ pitā devavratas tava | tridhā ciccheda samare sā pṛthivyām aśīryata ||
三阇耶说道：那支长枪尚未及中其的，天誓者提婆弗罗多（毗湿摩）——如父般守护你的长者——已在战阵之中将其斩为三段，碎片散落大地。此景彰显毗湿摩的警觉护持与用兵之精：以严整之技，先制其凶力，使之未伤人而自止。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, disciplined vigilance and skill can prevent harm before it occurs; the verse highlights protective responsibility (especially of an elder warrior) and the restraint of destructive force through mastery.
A spear (śakti) is hurled, but before it can reach its target, Bhīṣma (Devavrata) cuts it into three pieces on the battlefield, and the fragments fall and scatter on the ground.